Great Plains Irrigation, 1975-80: A Literature Review

Curtis A. Everson and Rodney L. Sharp

No 319988, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This review of literature on irrigation in the Great Plains will acquaint researchers in irrigation with background information and references on: (1) distribution and pump selection, (2) management techniques and production costs for irrigated crops, (3) economics of irrigation with limited water, (4) impacts of and potential barriers to irrigation development, (5) energy use and conservation, (6) irrigation efficiency, (7) economics of irrigation with rising energy costs, (8) water quality, and (9) other literature.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 78
Date: 1981-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.319988

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